Guest Blog: Fenty’s Bad Math on Summer Jobs Hurts Those Who Need Help Most
It wasn’t much of a surprise to read this morning that DC’s summer youth employment program has already spent millions over its budget this year. Cost overruns for summer jobs are turning into a habit that won’t be broken without serious […]
Lack of Funding for Homeless Services Leaves Families Without Shelter
For the first time in at least ten years, the District is not providing emergency shelter or housing to even the most vulnerable, highest priority families—those who are sleeping with their children on the street, in abusive settings, in cars, at bus […]
Housing for a Better Tomorrow
Earlier this month, the Coalition for Nonprofit Housing and Economic Development (CNHED) launched a new campaign to improve affordable housing in the District. The Continuum of Housing Campaign seeks to ensure all DC residents can have “decent, quality […]
Five Myths about Unemployment Insurance
We want to flag a good article in last Sunday’s Washington Post Outlook section, just in case your summer weekend didn’t include a good perusing of the newspaper. If it didn’t, you might have missed a great myth-busting job by Heidi […]
The Week Ahead…
Monday, July 26
Washington Interfaith Network’s Election Accountability Night, 7:30-9:30 PM, Asbury United Methodist Church (11th and K Streets NW)
New Resources for Housing and Homelessness Advocates
Yesterday, DC’s Affordable Housing Alliance (which DCFPI is part of) and the Coalition of Housing and Homeless Organizations (COHHO) hosted a briefing for candidates to talk about some of the most critical issues facing residents in the District of […]
Recession Blues: DC Hit Harder Than We Think
We are often told how well D.C. has done during the economic downturn, especially in comparison with other states. This is true, kinda.
Making Work Pay: Enforcing DC’s Living Wage and First Source Requirement
At a Monday forum on the DC Council Chairman and At-Large races, an important question arose from the audience: Why hasn’t the District enforced the Living Wage Act and First Source? A recent DC Auditor’s report highlighted shortcomings in both […]
